"Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
This is like walking a tightrope in today's culture, balancing between requirement of often needing others to effectively provide support and an all true human tendency to impose legalism on my methods of giving.
Lord, guide me in avoiding the Scylla of any Little Tommy Tucker behavior and the Charybdis of any holier than thou legalism. Help me to insure that any response to a need is done so that You are glorified and I am diminished.
Today's readings in the Psalms:
Morning: Psalm 116
Mid-day: 119:73-80
Evening: Psalm 42
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